Juliet Bravo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Juliet Bravo is a British television series, which ran on BBC1 between 1980 and 1985. The theme of the series concerned a female police inspector who took over control of a police station in the fictional town of Hartley in Lancashire.

The series was devised by Ian Kennedy Martin, who had already enjoyed success with another police drama series, The Sweeney. The genre of police/crime dramas was well established on British television by 1980; however the BBC's Juliet Bravo, along with London Weekend Television's The Gentle Touch, which started a few months earlier, dealt with female officers as lead characters having to fight both crime and the prejudice of male colleagues.

Ian Kennedy Martin actually based the character of Inspector Jean Darblay on a real life Female Police Inspector Wynne Darwin. She was in charge of the Police Station in Great Harwood just outside Manchester. The fictional Lancahire Town of Hartley was based on Great Harwood.

Series details

• Title: Juliet Bravo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1980-08-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-12-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8109
• TVDB ID: 77717

Cast and credited roles

• David Ellison — Sergeant Joseph Beck
• Stephanie Turner — Inspector Jean Darblay
• Noel Collins — Sergeant George Parrish
• David Hargreaves — Tom Darblay
• Mark Drewry — PC Roland Bentley
• David Straun — PC Martin Helmshore
• Anna Carteret — Inspector Kate Longton
• Mark Botham — PC Danny Sparks
• C.J. Allen — PC Brian Kelleher

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1980-08-30; final listed air date 1980-12-13; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 1981-09-05; final listed air date 1981-12-05; episode order: 14.
• Season 3: premiered 1982-09-04; final listed air date 1982-12-04; episode order: 14.
• Season 4: premiered 1983-09-03; final listed air date 1983-12-03; episode order: 14.
• Season 5: premiered 1984-09-01; final listed air date 1984-12-01; episode order: 14.
• Season 6: premiered 1985-09-07; final listed air date 1985-12-21; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

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